WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 15, 2015) - Army Gen. Frank Grass watched the young Air National Guardsman cross the tarmac, toolkit in hand, and set to work on the A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft. The chief of the National Guard Bureau, or CNGB, stood under canvas, a couple of hundred Air National Guard, active-duty and Reserve Service members in folding chairs before him, industrial … [Read more...]
Natick’s Innovative Test Methods Transition to Aberdeen Test Center
NATICK, Mass. (June 11, 2015) - Researchers, at the Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center, or NSRDEC, have devised new, more operationally-relevant ways to evaluate protective eyewear and soft-body armor. These new test methods and apparatus are transitioning to the Aberdeen Test Center, or ATC, and will be incorporated into standardized test operating … [Read more...]
Stryker Brigade Tests Gray Eagle’s Advanced Communications Gear
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, June 11, 2015) - Soldiers have put the MQ-1C Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft system, or UAS, through its paces this month using advanced ground controls. The exercise, conducted at the National Training Center, or NTC, on Fort Irwin, California, involved the One System Remote Video Terminal, or OSRVT, which allows Soldiers to take control of the … [Read more...]
Soldiers Make ‘Better, Faster Decisions’ Due to Army Modernization
FORT BLISS, Texas (June 8, 2015) - Teams, dedicated to fielding the Army's most advanced technologies, spend up to three quarters of their time traveling throughout the country. The mission at hand for system of Systems Engineering and Integration, Capability Package Directorate, is to create the architecture and design integration of capability sets, provide support to … [Read more...]
Evaluation, Education, Compensation Dominate Discussion at Dailey Town Hall
FORT MEADE, Md. (Army News Service, June 8, 2015) - The debut of the new noncommissioned officer, or NCO, evaluation report, or NCOER, expected as a cure for rating inflation, has been pushed to the new year. During an Army birthday town hall meeting with Soldiers, June 4, Sgt. Maj. of the Army, or SMA, Daniel A. Dailey said the new NCOER, which was originally slated for … [Read more...]